M.A. & Ph.D Programs
The program (both MA and PhD) emphasizes a broad range of philosophical areas and the doctoral program enables further specialized work culminating in a dissertation. Contact the Director of the Graduate Program, Christian Lotz (lotz@msu.edu), for inquiries related to our graduate program.
Research Strengths
Bioethics & Philosophy of Medicine
We strive to understand what health and health care are (medical epistemology) and what they ought to be (medical ethics)…
Socially Engaged Philosophy of Science
Because of the important roles that science plays in contemporary society, we use tools from the philosophy of science to understand both descriptive and normative aspects of science…
Social & Political Thought
Our work is in an area in which traditional debates over justice, freedom, and political obligation are increasingly joined in contemporary philosophy by concerns with inequality, power, identity…
Environmental Philosophy & Ethics
Our work covers topics such as agricultural ethics, environmental justice, values in environmental sciences, food sovereignty, ecofeminism, …
Take Courses In
Philosophy of Mind
Feminist Philosophy
Central Issues in Ethics
Plato & Aristotle
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